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Last updated May 9, 2008
Larry Golba copying a painting at January's
museum paintout at the Toledo Museum of Art
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Mark Your Calendars!
2008 Competition
September 19, 20, 21, 2008
"5th OPAS Plein Air Competition" - New
Philadelphia"
SEPTEMBER 19, 20, 21, 2008
5th Annual Plein Air Competition:
"Painting Tuscarawas
County 2008"
Home Base New Philadelphia, Tuscarawras County -
Gateway to Ohio's Amish Country
Sponsored by Ohio Plein Air Society
Website :
http://www.neohiotravel.com/
Chair :
Jon Browning -
jbrowning@browninglaw.us
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614.464.3900
JUROR : Ken Cadwallader, OPA
2007 Best of Show Winner
Chuck Marshall, Lebanon, OH
And the 2007 winners were . . .
Winners
Quickdraw &
More
Special thanks to Mayor Ron
Brodzinski, Fred Neff and the people of New Philadelphia; Dee
Tasker, Tiffany Gerber and the staff of the Tuscarawas County
Convention and Visitors Bureau; Scott Robinson of Tuscarawas
County United Way; Jason Cannon, president of the Tuscarawas
County Art Guild; Jeanine Kennedy of the Tuscarawas Center for
the Arts; David at Books n' Things; Edy and Louie Martin; the
many volunteers who assisted in gathering gifts and prizes; and
to Sherpas everywhere.
Over 60 artists competed:
Susan
Birgeles, Paul Brand, Jon Browning, Martha Carmody, Gary Chaconas, Barbara
Chenault, Mary Ann Clady, Rich Clem, Betsy Collins Downs, Carol Cosgrove, John Daniels, Sandy
Davison, Debra Joyce Dawson, Edie Dean, Gretchen Dean, Mark DeLong, Sandra Dennison, Rick
Dziak, Joanne Edwards, Diane Farr, Ann Ferguson Kah, Elaine Freeman,
Angela Gage, Mark
Gingerich, Jim Glover, Larry Golba, Judy Griffiths, Tom
Harbrecht, Ray Hassard, Susi Havens-Bezaire, Nancy Hawkins, Carolyn Hefflefinger,
Mary Holobaugh, Betty Jean Jacobson, Judy Jenkinson, Ann Ferguson Kah, Virginia
Kretz, Carolyn E. Lewis, Jack Liberman, Fran Mangino, Jim Marsh,
Chuck Marshall, Edy Martin,
Dino Massaroni, Richard Maxfield, Jan Milhan, Cinda Motter, Gayla Parks,
Karen Picchetti, Jeri Platt, Mary Sanders, Dave
Smith, Doreen St. John, Martha Weber, Mary Jean Weber, Jimmie
White, Maria
White, Jimmie White, Scott Ziegler & more!
Sherpas & Guests:
Brenda Boylan, Daniel Boylan, Pam Browning, Spencer Browning,
Chris Chaconas, Joe Cosgrove, Martin Dawson, Frank Dean, Mary
Dziak, Bob Edwards, Lisa Geha-Ziegler, Lynn Golba, Rebecca
Hawkins, Roland Jacobson, Scott Jenkinson, Dick Kretz, Jim
Lewis, Nancy Marshall, Louis Martin, Charlie Parks, Judy Smith, Lori Smith, Ruth
Ann Sturgill, Mary White.
2007 Sponsors:
• Judsons Plein Air Outfitters
Ampersand • Frame
Warehouse • RayMar Art
• McCallisters Art Supply, Dayton •
Florida Frames • Prizm • Jerry's Artarama • Dick Blick • Utrecht
• Great American Art Works
• Jason Cannon Custom Handmade Frames
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DECEMBER 15 - JANUARY 31,
2008
OPAS MEMBER EXHIBITION
Address : Zanesville Art Center, 620 Military Rd.,
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone : 740.452.0741
Website :
www.zanesvilleartcenter.org
Exhibition Dates :
December 15 - January 31
Opening Reception : to come
Chair : John Daniels
jdaniels@iwaynet.net
Committee:
Mary Holobaugh, Rich Clem, Gary Chaconas, Karen LaValley
Chairman, John Daniels will be contacting each member about
entering this exhibition.
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MEMBER NEWS:
2008
Posted March 17
MARK DeLONG
participated in the Annual Punta Gorda Plein Art
Festival, where one of Mark's pastels got an
Honorable Mention. Both paintings he did that
day were sold. Way to go Mark! Mark painted
during February with both the Punta Gorda and
Pine Island Plein Air Groups. Florida colors are
a real treat and being outdoors again felt
great. "Painting with these groups made me
appreciate how good our OPAS group is and I'm
looking forward to the next year."
BRYAN ROBERTS
was invited to participate in a two-man show at
Muskingum College. The plein air and studio
artworks are on exhibit from February 26-March 24
in the Louis O. Palmer Gallery of Johnson Hall.
For more information, call 740-826-8105.
ANASTASIA HOROWITZ
was scheduled to open her first solo exhibition at
the Lyle Gallery in Columbus on March 8. Due to
the blizzard, her opening has been rescheduled for
March 29th, 6:15 PM. Show runs through April 6.
DOREEN ST. JOHN
did open her solo exhibition at Jules in
Canton on March 8. Exhibition may continue for 2
months.
Posted March 2
Honorary Member MICHAEL
McEWAN juried the Worthington Area Art
League winter exhibition. OPAS members
GARY CHACONAS, RICH CLEM,
VIVIAN RIPLEY, BOB TANNER, SHERRY MULLET &
JIM GLOVER were among those who
received awards for their work.
RAY HASSARD
won First Place in the Landscape/Interiors
category of Pastel Journal's annual competition
for The Ketchup Trilogy. The April 2008 issue
shows the "100 Exceptional Paintings" chosen from
over 5000 entries. The juror, Susan Ogilvie, also
chose one of Ray's pieces Tall Stax Dawn for an
Honorable Mention.
Ray also had two pieces from his Bump! series accepted
in the PaintAmerica 2007 competition. One
piece was chosen for the Top 100, the other for
the Mini 50 category, with the latter given the
Director's Choice award. The entire show is online
at
www.paintamerica.org
and will be travelling the country this summer.
Ray
interviewed artist Mark Hanson for
www.createbetterpaintings.com -
the February issue.
DEBRA JOYCE DAWSON
interviewed OPAS honorary member
MICHAEL McEWAN
for the March issue of this new online artzine.
You can access the March issue:
How to Use the Guest Pass
1. Go to
www.CreateBetterPaintings.com
2. Click on the Member Log-in link in the lower
left, at the bottom of the navigation menu list
3. On the Log-in page, key in this e-mail address:
guest@createbetterpaintings.com
4. Then key in this password: marchguests
5. Click the Log-in button (please see the note
below)
6. At the top of the new page, click Go To Website
Home Page
7. Once you're back on the home page, click on any
article links that interest you
IMPORTANT NOTE: If the system does not work,
please contact the editor at editor@createbetterpaintings.com.
Do NOT press the Forgot Your Password? link. This
will automatically re-set the password to a random
number, which will lock out everyone attempting to
use this Guest Pass.
Posted Janaury 21
OPAS members RAY HASSARD
(top 100)
and SUSAN
ASTLEFORD (top 200) had works accepted
into the national PaintAmerica 2007. Ray had two
works accepted: one piece for the Top 100, the
other for the Mini 50 category, with the latter
given the Director's Choice award. The entire show
is online at
www.paintamerica.org
and will be travelling the country this summer.
Posted January 7
Charter Member EUNICE
BRONKAR had 3 paintings juried into the
Annual Retired Teachers Show in Columbus. The
show will run from 1/07/08 thru 2/23/08 at the
State Teachers Retirement Center, 275 E. Broad
St., Columbus, Ohio.
ELLIE MILLER
won "Best of Show" in the December show at the
Toledo Artists Club. The painting was
executed at an OPAS paintout last summer. I had such a good time
doing it that day, it seemed to be poetic
justice!
DEBRA JOYCE DAWSON
was awarded BEST OF SHOW and PURCHASE AWARD at
The Collage of Women Artists" juried exhibition
in Columbus. The purchase award went to Debra's
quick draw painting from the 2007 OPAS
competition.
Posted January 3
RICK DZIAK
had a painting published on the front page of the
Toledo Blade on Christmas Day 2007. Way to go Rick!
KAREN LaVALLEY
is exhibiting with her son and daughter in Columbus,
OH. Bill Mayr wrote about this unique exhibition
"Inherit, Inherent" in his Thursday, January 3rd
column of the Columbus Dispatch.
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COMPETITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES: |
Call for artists:
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
Inaugural Plein Air Competition
June 27 - 29, 2008
For complete details, call or
visit their website.
330.928.8092
http://www.cvartcenter.org/
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Call for artists:
Year-long paintout
with October '08
exhibition opportunity:
The Glen Echo Ravine, the Walhalla
Ravine and the Overbrook Ravine in Columbus, OH are
especially beautiful in the fall and winter seasons.
The summer is lush with green canopies and babbling
brooks.
Artists interested in applying for this year long
paint out and exhibition please contact Turner Studio
& Gallery for terms and prospectus: bturner@columbus.rr.com
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3rd RayMar Competition:
RayMar is already accepting
entries for their third year contest.
3 OPAS members were
among for the 144
finalists: Fred Doloresco, Carolyn Lewis and Susan Astleford! Susan's painting is one of the
$1000 finalist winners and will be included on the RayMar calendar!
See the finalists
at:
www.raymarart.com
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www.ArtFairCalendar.com
This website links you to all of the art fairs in
many states. For those who want to exhibit at Arts
and Crafts Fairs, or just want to visit one. |
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TC Steele State Historic Park:
TC Steele State Historic Park,
Nashville, IN offers two competitions each year. The
"Festival of Flowers" in May, and the "Great Outdoor
Art Contest" in September. For info on either of these
competitions contact the site at : 812.988.2785 or
check their website:
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2008 WORKSHOPS, DEMOS,
LECTURES
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DEMOS/LECTURES
2008
DEMO - Sunday Nov. 2, 2008 - Columbus Museum of
Art
Alvaro
Castagnet
Watch this internationally renown artist
demonstrate at the Columbus Museum of Art on Sunday,
Nov. 2, 2008. This South American artist serves as
juror for Ohio Watercolor Society's 2008 Exhibition to
be held at The Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH • Nov. 6,
to Jan. 11, 2009.
EXHIBITION CRITIQUE - Nov. 7, 2008 - Riffe Gallery,
Columbus
Alvaro
Castagnet
Mr. Castagnet will be speaking
about the paintings selected for the OWS 2008
Exhibition. He will be at
both the regular gallery's Thursday evening
opening and the OWS Saturday opening and awards banquet.
For
further info please contact Fran:
franmangino@yahoo.com
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OPAS sponsored
WORKSHOPS
2008 |
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The following OPAS members teach
classes, workshops and/or do demos. Please contact
these OPAS members directly to be
added to their mailing lists.
Susan
Astleford - 614.921.9707 -
palettes3@yahoo.com
Mary Ann Davis -
317.254.1286 -
ma@madavisart.com
Debra Joyce Dawson - 740.927.3078 -
debrajoycedawson@earthlink.net
Mark
Gingerich - 614.879.9347 -
mark@markgingerich.com
Ray Hassard -
513.941.1116 -
ray@rayhassard.com
Karen LaValley - 614.882.8828 -
klavalleyartist@SAFe-mail.net
Carolyn E. Lewis -330.929.4509 -
carolyn@lewisstudio.com
Fran Mangino - 614.891.6558 -
midlifemama@hotmail.com
Dino Massaroni - 330.388.9024 -
DinoStudio@aol.com
Vivian Ripley - 614.451.6254
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fjr68@mac.com
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